​Documentary made about Man Utd legend Ferguson's close call | OneFootball

Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson will have a documentary made about him.

The footage will not focus on his football career, but the brain haemorrhage that nearly took his life.

Ferguson was rushed to hospital in May 2018 when he fell ill. There was fear for his life, and he was in intensive care for many days at Salford Royal Hospital.

His son Jason, who is 48, is directing the documentary.

The film was initially meant to be about Ferguson's career, but he suffered the incident shortly as filming began.

So they changed the concept and will focus on his recovery instead.

Speaking to film industry website Screen Daily, producer John Battsek said: "A layer of the film is Sir Alex in recovery, grappling with the threat of the loss of his memory, that being the memory of the greatest football manager that ever lived.

"It's Sir Alex's real-life story from growing up in Govan in Glasgow, his career as a footballer and as a football manager to his battle recovering from the brain haemorrhage.

"It is a father-son story and a love story - the story of him and his amazing wife."